Not every good bye includes a middle finger. Turnover gets vilified. It shouldn’t. Jeff Smith and I had a conversation about yearly bonuses and (spoiler) how they’re an overrated and potentially counterproductive retention strategy. (Another spoiler:...
Don’t assume hiring has turned the page. Recruiters may have turned the page on 2023, but that doesn’t mean things are going to get “better.” By better, I mean easier. Internal recruiters are the only skill area in the typical company set up that need...
New year new me. New Year’s Resolutions are like performance reviews: if everyone fixed bad habits as they happened, they’d be totally unnecessary. But we’re humans. We don’t. Even after the once a year reminder. (It’s funny because it’s true.) I do have a resolution...
I used effect and affect in the same blog. Ask me anything. How hard did VC funding fall off in 2023? And how did that affect recruiting? Some stats: 👉In dollars: VC investment down by 45.6% Q1 to Q3 2023 vs 2022 (here) 👉In deal volume: VC deals down 31% Q3 2023...
The kids call it rizz Two hard interviewing truths to ruin your holiday season: 👉You don’t have to agree with interview feedback. But if you have a mental meltdown over it, you weren’t right for the job anyway. Everyone likes to say they want feedback. But we’ve all...
How “How Money Works” butchered the Ghost Jobs explanation. Influencers just say stuff. Shocker. Back in the day, if you wanted to learn a new topic, options were limited. Take a class. Read a book. Ask a friend. Now? It’s all on YouTube. You can learn a...
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